Michigan State University
Residential Option for Science and Engineering Students
Address: 1415 Engineering Building
City: East Lansing
State: MI
Zip or Postal Code: 48824
Country: USA
Program Director (or best person to contact): Anne Hornak
Email: Hornakan@egr.msu.edu
Phone: 517-355-6616
Fax: 517-432-1356
Web Address: http://www.ns.msu.edu/roses/index.htm
Brief Program Summary
ROSES, the Residential Option for Science and Engineering Students, is a chance for students interested in science, engineering, and agriculture and natural resources to live in an environment that is challenging and enriching.
ROSES students enroll in a freshman seminar consisting of a weekly seminar and periodic success seminars. Students learn about resources at MSU, degree programs, and career opportunities, as well as how to take good notes in lecture and how to stay healthy.
One very beneficial part of being in ROSES is students have the opportunity to enroll in sections of high demand freshman classes reserved specifically for ROSES students.
Sources of funding
The program is funded partially by the Provosts office and partially by the Dean of Engineering and Residence Life.
Program Reports To:
Deans of Engineering, Natural Science, and Agriculture and Natural Resources and Director
of Residential Life.
Are students charged an additional fee: No
The number of persons in each of the following categories are teaching academic credit bearing courses
Fulltime Tenured Faculty: 0
Fulltime Probationary Faculty: 0
Fulltime Instructors: 8
Fulltime Retired Faculty: 0
Fulltime Adjunct Faculty: 0
Fulltime Graduate Students: 1
Fulltime Residence Hall Staff: 1
Parttime Tenured Faculty: 0
Parttime Probationary Faculty: 0
Parttime Instructors: 0
Parttime Retired Faculty: 0
Parttime Adjunct Faculty: 0
Parttime Graduate Students: 0
Parttime Residence Hall Staff: 0
Academic staff involved in the program that weren't included as faculty above
(Academic staff are personnel who are involved in providing academic services to students such as advising.)
Fulltime Academic Staff: 0
Parttime Academic Staff: 0
Non-academic staff involved in the program
(Non-academic staff are personnel who are involved in providing services that do not directly involve academics such as residence hall staff or staff who organize social activities that are not tied to academics.)
Fulltime Non-Academic Staff: 6
Parttime Non-Academic Staff: 0
Number of faculty offices in the residence hall: 0
The approximate percentage of students in each grade level
First Year: 100
Second Year: 0
Third Year: 0
Fourth Year and above: 0
Graduate Students: 0
Total Number of Students: 200
Year the Program Began:1993
Academic Courses Offered In The Community
Engineering Freshman Seminar - 1 Credit (Required for EGR students)
Natural Science Freshman Seminar - 1 Credit (Required for NSC students)
Agriculture and Natural Resources - 1 Credit (Required for AGR student)
College Algebra and Trigonomentry - 5 Credits (Prereq for calculus sequence)
Calculus One - 3 Credits (Required for EGR students)
Calculus Two - 4 Credits (Required for EGR students)
Chemistry One and Two - 4 credits and 3 credits respectively (Required for some majors)
Computer Science - 4 Credits (Required for some majors)
Social Science - 4 Credits (Required for all majors)
Arts and Humanities - 4 Credits (Required for all majors)
Other Academic Offerings
Classrooms in hall
0
Summary of Facilities and Facilities Budget The students courses are offered in regular academic buildings instead of the residence hall. The schedules of ROSES students
look similar to schedules of non ROSES students in the same majors.
Within the residence hall there is a resource room for the ROSES students and two tutoring rooms.
Computer Resources in the Residence Hall
There is a computer lab in the main building within the complex and MSU requires students to have own computer. In addition computers are located in the ROSES resource room, the Math tutoring room and the science tutoring room.
The Role of Community Partnerships
The staff and students work closely with one another and the larger community to achieve the goals set forth by the program.
The Role of Leadership Development
The students are given opportunities to become leaders during their sophomore year as peer leaders. The peer leaders are returning ROSES students who live on the floors with the freshman
ROSES students and design programs to bridge the academic and the social environments.
The Role of Research
The program uses current research on first year programs to continually look at the structure of our program and improvements.
Summary of Assessment Activities
Assessment is done on an ongoing basis.
Summary of Extracurricular Activities Formally Associated with the Program
Success seminars for the students are offered as well as a recognition dinner for their accomplishments and other off campus
actitivies, many related to community service.
The Role of Interdisciplinary Studies
Outside of university course requirements not a huge part of this program.
How Diversity Issues are Addressed in the Program and in Courses
Diversity issues are part of all the seminar classes and
success seminars.
How Diversity Issues are Addressed Among Faculty and Students
We offer many programs to address issues of diversity as well
as training sessions for the peer leaders.
Student Demographics
Faculty Rewards for Participation in the Program
Release Time:
Salary Supplement:
Travel Funds:
Other:
Description of Other Rewards
Disciplines Represented by the Faculty
Math, chemistry, student affairs, counseling, computer science,
biology, English, sociology, and arts and humanties.
Willing to Serve as a Consultant:
Yes
Greatest Challenges for this Learning Community:
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